Universal Crossword December 21, 2024 Answers

1. Plane ticket specification 5. Facts and figs. 9. Hunk of meat 13. Time to grab a bite with co-workers, maybe 15. Inform 16. Spirit specification 17. French buddy 18. Independent, as a photographer 19. Mindless and mechanical 20. La Brea ___ Pits 21. "The Simpsons" bus driver 22. Moist towelette brand 24. "The Book of Mormon" actor Gad 25. "How I Met Your Mother" narrator Bob 26. Stitch shut 29. '90s feminist punk movement 33. Wagon pullers in the video game "The Oregon Trail" 34. Feeling of uncertainty 35. Mailed out 36. Part of a store's return policy, perhaps 38. Plural form of an antlered animal, humorously 39. Piano practice piece 40. Horse's gait 42. Some soda bottle sizes 44. Layer of paint 45. Allow 48. ___ vera 49. Location of Santa's workshop 51. Whine 52. Film industry bigwig 53. "Over here!" 54. "Please come pick me up" 55. "Late Night" host Meyers 56. Six-pack units 57. Leakes who was on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta"

1. Avant-garde jazz legend 2. Go in 3. Dull pain 4. Chicago's downtown business district 5. Ruler's chair in "A Song of Ice and Fire" 6. Classic wafer brand 7. Phony 8. Approves 9. Kit of essential equipment for taking up a new hobby 10. Producer of some yellow fruit 11. "___: Battle Angel" (2019 cyberpunk action film) 12. Censor 13. Apartment with a high ceiling, typically 14. Hot dog alternatives 22. Light bulb unit 23. Common fried rice ingredient 24. Holiday that celebrates the ending of slavery in the United States 25. Tales meant to elicit sympathy 26. Thor, to Odin 27. Prefix with "skeleton" 28. "This is it for us!" 30. Birth control option: Abbr. 31. Some ER workers 32. 5G predecessor 34. Failures 37. What a sphynx cat lacks 38. Legendary West Virginia cryptid 41. Assessed 42. Things that may be filled with "lava" 43. Admission of defeat 44. Witch's group 45. Sign on 46. Dodge 47. Communications leader? 49. Name hidden in "horse with no name" 50. Zit locale 52. Karaoke device